The justification for laws prohibiting genetic discrimination in health insurance is not at all clear. Neither privacy protection, the distinctive features of health insurance, nor the distinction between presymptomatic genetic tendencies and actually manifested disease provide a justification, although certain practical considerations may justify these laws.

Citation
Kenneth S. Abraham, Understanding Prohibitions against Genetic Discrimination in Insurance, 40 Jurimetrics 123–128 (1999).
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